Scraper attachment for shovels.



N0. 844,002. PATBNTBD PEB. 12, 1907.

' W. H. GOLGLOUGH.

- SGRAPER ATTACHMENT FOR SHOVELS.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 27. 1906.

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WILLIAM II. COLCLOUGI-I, OF EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO.

SCRAPER ATTiCi-IWBENT FQIF SHOVELS.,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

Application filed November 27, 1906. Serial. No. 345,330.

provements in Sorapor Attaohment for l Shovels and I do heren f declare the folowi ing to be a full, Clear, and exaot desoription of the invention, suoh as 'w enable others skilled in the art to whioh it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improved scraper attaohment for shoveis, the objeot of the invention being to provide an improved scraper-holder fixed to the handle of the shovel to support the soraper at all times in easy reaoh of the operator and 'which will firmly hold the seraper, preventing liability of its loss.

`W ith this and other objects in view the invention consists in oertain novel features of construotion and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully herein-r after described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view in elevation showing the soraper in the holder. Fig. 2 is a view of the holder with seraper removed, and Fig. 3 is a view in section.

l represents a shovel-handle, to the flat portion 2 of which adjacent to the handheld 3 my improved seraper-holder e'. is seourod. The holder 4 oomprises a sheet-metal blank bent forming side fl anges 5 and an upwardlyprojeeting longitudinal spring-tongue 6.

7 represents a shovel-scraper Comprising a flat plate of sheet metal having a curved tongue 8 at its upper end to afford a ready finger-hold.

The holder i is perforated. to reoeive nails or taoks to seeure it to the handle and maybe of the general V shape shown, or may be of other shapes desired, and the tongue 6 is provided with an inwardly-pressed lug 9 to engage behind a similar lug 10 on the soraper to more firmly hold the latter in position.

The eraper is moved down behind tongue 6 and behind the side flanges 5, the tongue 6 serving to prevent longitudinal movement of the soraper and the flanges 5 preventing later al movement thereof. The scraper will therefore be firmly held against possibility of bew ing jarred. loose and lost and is always in oonvement posi tion for use when desired.

Slight ohanges might be made in the general form and arrangement of the parts de soribed without departing from my invenl tion, and henoe I do not restriot myself to the preeise details set forth, but oonsider myself at liberty to make suoli slight changes and alterations as fairly fail within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully deseribed my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A holder for a scraper, Comprising a plate provided at one edge with a tongue lying approximately parallel to the piate, said piate provided at opposite edges with flanges, said flanges being disposed at opposite sides of the tongue.

2. A holder for a scraper, comprising a plate provided at its side edges with fianges reeeive a scraper between them, said plate provided with a tongue proj eoting upwardly from its lower edge and disposed in front of the plate between the side flanges thereof.

The oombin ation with a shovel-handle, of a soraper-hclder secured. to the flat portion of the handle and. comprising a back plate having side flanges and an upwardlyproj eoting spring-tongue, a soraper oomprising a flat blade to be moved beneath the tongue and side flanges, a finger-hold on the scraper, and a lug on the tongue to engage over a lug on the scraper-blade.

In testimony -whereof I have signed this speeifioation in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

I/V. IfI. COLCLOUGH. IVit-nesses Jas. F. MCGARRY, W. II. GAss. 

